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Battle of the Sexes by Alvo Stockman (BOSS: Trick + Prop)
NOW SHIPPING! Wield the power to change a spectator's memory, mid-thought!

You ask if theyre familiar with the psychological differences between men and women. With a smile, you offer a "fun experiment."

In clear, capital letters you write the word LOVE on a business card in permanent marker and show it to both man and woman at the same time. Fold the card and give it to the woman to put in her pocket. Have them each think about the last time they really felt that feeling with the other.

When theyve each quietly thought of the last time, ask them to clear their minds of everything youve talked about -- have them only remember that feeling.. that warm, loving feeling.

As a final step, have the young lady give her man a loving kiss on the cheek.

Finally, you ask them to recall the word they saw you write. The woman will indeed have seen LOVE. The man however, will swear beyond a shadow of a doubt that the word he saw was SEX.

Don't worry, you don't even have to finish -- you've got a new lovely assistant who will immediately pull the card out and show her man what a "man" he really is!

The trick ends here, but the effect youve had on this couple will last long into the night and for years to come.

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on April 2nd, 2010

first off all im gonna say that this effect is gonna take a lot of practice. a lot of practice in
the mirror or in front of the camera is definatley needed. give this effect the time and effort
that it needs and soooooo deserves. when i got the confidence to finally try this effect on a
couple it was nothing less than amazing. it wasnt like i was even doing a trick is was like an
expieriment that went totally right. if that makes sense. all in all this trick when givin the
proper time and effort will total amaze and astoned.

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on June 29th, 2011

I honestly can't believe this effect hasn't garnered more "buzz!" Especially with the current
interest in hypnotism. I just finished my first "Mentalism" show and as part of it I did a bit of
Hypnotism(magnetic fingers and hands.) I didn't really have the time to devote to a full hypnosis
section of the show. I wanted to get in to it, give everybody a hypnotic experience, and then
perform a hypnotic demonstration that could be doing in under 5 mn and was a guaranteed hit. I chose
BOSS for that and it absolutely killed. Everyone, including the direct participants, were fully
convinced that they had just witnessed hypnotism and were thoroughly entertained by the effect.

I'm no purest, especially when I am doing a full show. This effect gets the job done. The
best part about it is, if you do have time to work your way into some real hypnosis, routining this
into your act will immediately build credibility and set the expectations. For anyone who has
studied real hypnosis should know, credibility and expectations are two invaluable aspects to a
successful hypnotic demonstration. And worse case scenario you have at least showed people
something.

So for anyone who has considered hypnotic demonstrations the use of BOSS can
help you to "baby step" your way into real hypnotic demonstrations. For mentalists who would like to
add a little hypnotism to their show but don't have a lot of time to devote to subject selection,
induction processes, and are looking for a guaranteed hit, Boss will fit that bill as well. Come to
think of it....any mentalist or hypnotist should keep one of these around for those occasions. This
effect really set the tone for the rest of my show!